单词 | savante |
释义 | savanten. An extremely learned or scholarly woman; a female savant (savant n. 1).In early use chiefly in French-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > female clergess?c1225 scoleryng14.. mistressc1440 virtuosa1754 savante1764 bluestocking1786 literata1794 1764 J. Boswell Let. 17 Apr. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 227 But she is a savante and a bel esprit, and has published some things. 1766 H. Walpole Let. 25 Jan. (1891) IV. 470 Madame de Rochfort is different... Her manner is soft and feminine, and though a savante, without any declared pretensions. 1813 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 30 Nov. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1974) III. 227 Annabella..is..an only child, and a savante, who has always had her own way. 1845 M. Fuller Woman in 19th Cent. 45 There is on her no hue of the philosopher, the heroine, the savante, but she looks great and noble. 1913 Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. 12 272 We must recognize a very considerable group of extreme savantes, averse to society and content with a life of scholarly and perhaps religious seclusion. 2002 Bookseller 1 Mar. 12/3 Ingrid von Essen..was held in the highest esteem throughout her career in publishing as an editor and all-round literary savante. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1764 |
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